"This Lord Nozawa is actually decent, not as disgraceful as the rumors say."
After leaving Matsukura Castle and drinking a bellyful of Wanjin's famous fruit liquor and potato spirits, Maeno Nagakane, now more than a little tipsy, couldn't help but give his verdict on Harano. He felt that Harano did not resemble the greedy, lecherous, despicable, capricious, and violent "Oddity" that the Owari nobles described; their assessments had some problems.
On the contrary, as Oda Nobunaga's most valued brother-in-law, a staunch ally of the Oda Danjo Chonosuke line, ruler of the Chita Peninsula, a small Daimyo and wealthy Great City Lord, Harano greeted grassroots wild samurai like them with warmth and courtesy, even personally urging them to drink. One could easily say he had a pretty good character, with the bearing of a sage from ancient times.
"Most people in the world are mediocre; one should never fully trust what others say!"
